LiveWest and national house-builder Bovis Homes will deliver 2,000 new homes across the South West for shared ownership, affordable rent and for sale on three sites as part of a strategic partnership.
As the largest housing provider of affordable housing in the region, providing these homes will significantly contribute to LiveWest’s ambitious plans to deliver 16,000 homes over the next 10 years - which equates to a £2 billion investment into the South West economy.
The joint venture will see 678 new homes built in Exeter, 398 in Tavistock and the latest scheme to be...
The UK’s only week-long cyber security awareness week (CSAW) is returning to Exeter next year, and local business people are invited to join the launch event.
Now in its fourth year, CSAW, sponsored by Datto, is the brainchild of Bluegrass Group , an Exeter-based provider of industry-leading, outsourced IT support services. Over five days, Bluegrass will bring together a host of expert speakers to educate South West businesses and help them conquer the growing cyber threat.
David Thomas, Bluegrass’ Managing Director, commented: “While a decline in the number of high-profile...
A new partnership between the University of Exeter and Powderham Castle will help experts to continue to discover more about Devon’s most illustrious family.
Historians Professor James Clark and Professor Henry French are exploring the extraordinary archives at the ancestral home of the Earl of Devon to discover more about the long history of the Courtenay family, the landmark castle and Devon and the West Country region as a whole. The work has led to new exhibitions, reinterpretation of the collections at Powderham, a new understanding of our most significant medieval kings, and...
On their return booking to the Old Firehouse after their firey debut performance two weeks ago, The Wordsmen are ready to pump the atmosphere again with rock classics like "Johnny B. Goode" and "The Hippy Hippy Shake" topped off with a number of their own originals, including the much praised "Escape Hatch".
Dedicated Taylor Wimpey staff in Exeter showed they’re all heart by raising an incredible £11,500 for the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) life saving research.
On Friday 13 September, employees of the housebuilding company held their annual golf charity day for the second year in support of the BHF in the fight against heart disease. Over the last two years, they have raised more than £15,000.
The team chose to support the BHF because one of its members is a proud grandparent of seven-year-old, Isabelle Ware.
Isabelle was born with Truncus Arteriosus – a serious...
Once again, the family-friendly feast of festive fun that is the CBeebies Christmas Show is coming to Vue Exeter.
On Sunday 1st December, live from the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, this year’s highly anticipated Hansel & Gretel stage performance includes interactive content exclusively created for the big screen.
Families are set to be taken on a winter adventure through an enchanted forest, as the adaptation of the fairytale classic unfolds. The siblings have to overcome the perils of the deep, dark wood, but with the spirit of ‘never giving up’ and the help of the...
Whitton & Laing, one of the longest-established firms of property agents and chartered surveyors in Devon, is delighted to have won two Gold awards at the Experts in Property Gala Awards 2019 ceremony, held at the Devon Hotel last week.
Following several nominations by members of staff, the busy and highly recommended agency won the Gold Award in the ‘Employer of the Year’ category, and Holly Gates, one of the agency’s valued team members in its accounts department, scooped Gold as ‘Community Champion’ for her organisation of charity events, including Macmillan Coffee Mornings...
An official opening of Exe Sailing Club’s new clubhouse extension took place on Friday 15 November, when guests, including those who donated or loaned money for the project, as well as the professional and volunteer workforces who made it happen, celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Since the current clubhouse was built in 1974, the number of members has doubled, and the range of sailing activities has diversified. The club offers a wide range of sailing events including racing, cruising, sail training, junior coaching and regular activities for disabled people through the...
New data released today has ranked the locations with the biggest increases in interest for students finding accommodation in 2019, with London’s Hackney revealed as the location with the biggest surge in popularity for students over the past year, according to student accommodation search engine, Mystudenthalls.co m.
The data, which looked at location searches for student accommodation across the UK and Ireland over the past two years, found that Hackney had a 177% surge in interest. The data comes as no surprise with the borough, boasting trendy hotspots Shoreditch and Hoxton,...
National law firm Browne Jacobson today announced that Richard Medd has been elected as the firm’s new Managing Partner with effect from 1 May 2020 for a three year term.
The firm’s 150-strong partnership voted corporate partner Richard, who heads up Browne Jacobson’s business services department and is a leading member of the firm’s government sector group, into the role.
Richard specialises in corporate transactional work and regularly advises organisations across the public and private sectors on high value complex projects. The last couple of years saw him lead the...
